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Blockchain: What’s All The Fuss About?

The cryptocurrency Bitcoin was the first working example of a blockchain, or distributed ledger, but important as it has become, it barely begins to explain why banks, regulators (including central banks) and tech firms are all over this technology.

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What Does It Mean? Decoding Fintech Jargon

The world of fintech is littered with its own terminology. We explain some of the more widely used terms.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Egypt: A Helping Hand For Start-Ups

Banks,tech firms and even universitiesare partnering to aid home-grown Egyptian fintechs.

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Robo-Advisors Put Client Before Product

Paolo Sironi, a global thought leader in wealth management and investment analytics with IBM, talks about robots, algorithms and making personal finance more like a game.

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With SoftBank, Saudis Build $100 Billion Tech Fund

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has joined with Japan's SoftBank Group tolaunch what could become a $100 billion fund to focus on technology investments.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Algorithms Fingered in Pounds Flash Crash

Algorithms reading Twitter may have sent the pound tumbling for no good reason.

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Broverman: Tech To Extend Advisory’s Reach

Eli Broverman is president and co-founder of Betterment, a provider of automated online investment advice—“robo-advisory.” He visitedGlobal Financeto discuss technology and asset management.

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Central Banks Contemplate Issuing Digital Currencies

With interest rates in negative territory and quantitative easing having run its course, central bankers are thinking about turning to cryptocurrencies to solve problems.

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Ontario Regulator Launches Fintech Hub

As fintech becomes both partner and competitor to global and regional banks—and other financial services firms—it is increasingly coming under the scrutiny of regulators. But how that regulatory framework develops is different in each jurisdiction. In the province of Ontario, ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Singapore Hones Tech To Hold Regional Financial Hub Status

Singapore chosen as a top fintech hub inConnecting Global FinTech: Hub Review 2016byDeloitte andAll Street Research.

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Playing For Retirement

Paolo Sironi, thought leader for IBM in wealth management, talks about robot financial advisors and how they could make personal finance--from retirement planning to saving for college or a vacation--more engaging.

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Danger In The Cloud

The2016 Global Cloud Data Security Study, compiled for digital security company Gemalto by the Ponemon Institute, shows that safety measures are not keeping up with Cloud data challenges, making organizations vulnerable in storage and management of confidential information.